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January 9, 2021

Montecito Villa Sells for $13 Million Off the Initial Asking Price

New year, new crop of closings—including a hacienda on 18.8 acres in the Santa Ynez Valley, a mix of the fabulous and mundane on E. Mountain Drive, a Hope Ranch house with dungeon, and more.

January 2, 2021

Santa Barbara’s Insane Real Estate Year Ends With Yet Another Bang

Noteworthy sales from the past seven days include a $13.25-million flip, Padaro Lane beachfront for eight figures, a lot where the Mt. Calvary Monastery once stood, and a midcentury cottage in Mission Canyon.

December 26, 2020

The Architectural Statement of Ortega Ridge

The week's notable sales also include a 10-acre compound in east Montecito, a half-built Hope Ranch house, a 1920 Tudor, and more.

December 19, 2020

Jumbo House on a Double Lot in Birnam Wood

Notable closings of the last seven days also include a new-build in Hollister Ranch, a big price for Bel Air Knolls, midcentury-contemporary hybrid below the 101, a couple of Mediterraneans, and more.

December 12, 2020

Another $50 Million in High-End Real Estate Changed Hands

The week's noteworthy sales include a funky fixer way up the hill, a 1980s villa in Ennisbrook, a Birnam Wood château, a 5,248-square-foot house on the Riviera, and more.

December 5, 2020

Over $100 Million in Sales Yet Again This Week

And that's just the properties that went for over $2 million. Noteworthy closings include the magnificent Sotto Il Monte mansion, gorgeous relic Stonehedge, an oceanfront fixer, and a 1910 gardener's "cottage." Plus: a big one from late October.

November 29, 2020

8,600 Square Feet in Pepper Hill

The week's notable sales also included a fabulous 1913 Craftsman in the Upper East, Tuscan pastiche on Hidden Valley Lane, two houses on Whitney Avenue in Summerland, and more.

November 22, 2020

A Quick and Profitable Flip in the Hedgerow

The week's other notable sales include a Mediterranean villa high up the hill, a pretty renovation on the Riviera, a 1920 George Washington Smith house, and 55 acres off Highway 154.

November 15, 2020

What Passes for a Slow Week in Santa Barbara Real Estate These Days

Notable sales include two splendid—and very different—properties by Chester Carjola, another Sea Meadow house, a remarkable price for the Coast Village area, and more.

November 8, 2020

Another $125 Million in Real Estate Changed Hands Last Week

Just when you think the market might be calming down, it roars back to new heights.